338 Quotes by Nisargadatta Maharaj

Do not be afraid of freedom from desire and fear. It enables you to live a life so different from all you know, so much more intense and interesting that, truly, by losing all you gain all.

Your begging bowl may be of pure gold, but as long as you do not know it, you are a pauper. You must know your inner worth and trust it and express it in the daily sacrifice of desire and fear.

The experience of being empty, uncluttered by memories and expectations; it is like the happiness of open spaces, of being young, of having all the time and energy for doing things, for discovery, for adventure.

You cannot be alive, for you are life itself.

Trace your misunderstandings and abandon them, that is all. There is nothing to seek or find, for there is nothing lost. Relax and watch the “I am.” Reality is just behind it. Keep quiet, keep silent; it will emerge or, rather, it will take you in.

Don’t try to reform yourself; just see the futility of all change. The changeful keeps on changing while the changeless is waiting.

Self-realization definitely comes first. The mind cannot go beyond itself by itself. It must explode.

It does not matter much what happens, for ultimately the return to balance and harmony is inevitable. The heart of things is at peace.

The limited is bound to be painful and pleasant in turns. If you seek real happiness, unassailable and unchangeable, you must leave the world with its pains and pleasures behind you.